I Shot The Sheriff (Complete) (Bob Marley)

I SHOT THE SHERIFF            

Harp G MM. I think it is worth buying a 
Melody Maker for this tune alone.

(Intro)/ 8 -8 -7 -6 6 -6 / -7 -6 6 5

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   I  shot the she riff,         
Am/ 5  5  6   6   -6    6 Em/-7 -6  5 / 
   But I did not shoot the   dep u ty
Em/ -7  -6   -6  -6   -7       
    I  shot the she  riff,        
Am/ 5  5  6   6   -6    6 Em/-7 -6  5 / 
   But I did not shoot the   dep u ty
Cmaj7/ 8  8 Bm -8  Em/ -7 -8  8   -7    
    All a   round    my ho  me town, 
 5    5 Cmaj7/ 8 8   8 Bm  -8   -8 Em/-7
They are     trying to    track me    down
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They    say they want to  bring me in   guil ty,
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For the      killing of a   dep u      t  y
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 For the       life of  a    dep u     t   y, 
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I   sa  id  (Intro)

Em/ -7 -6   -6  -6   -7            
    I shot the she  riff,           
Am/ 5  5   6   6  -6   6 Em/ -7  -6  5   / 
   But I swear it was in    self de fence
Em/-7  -6  -6  -6   -7            
    I shot the she riff ,          
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   And they say it  is a    cap i tal of fence
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      Sheriff John   Brown al ways hat ed me, 
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 For      what   I don't   know
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      Every  time I would   plant a se ed,   
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He said      kill it be  fore it   grows
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He said      kill it be   fore it    gro ws,
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I sa  id  (Intro)

Em/ -7 -6  -6  -6   -7    
    I shot the she riff,        
Am/ 5  5   6    6  -6  6 Em/ -7  -6  5   / 
   But I swear it was in    self defence
Em/ -7 -6   -6  -6   -7            
    I shot the she   riff,        
Am/ 5  5   6    6  -6  6 Em/ -7  -6  5  / 
   But I swear it was in    self defence
Cmaj7/ 8   8 Bm -8  -7 Em/ -8  8  -7    5 
      Freedom  came my    way one day, and
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      Started  out out   there
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    Allof a   sudden I see   she riff John Brown,
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      Heading to   shoot me    do wn
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So  I       shot,   I shot him   do wn,    
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I  sa id     (Intro)

Em/ -7  -6  -6  -6   -7            
    I  shot the she riff,         
Am/ 5  5  6   6   -6    6 Em/ -7 -6 5 / 
   But I did not shoot the   dep u  ty
Em/ -7 -6  -6  -6  -7            
    I shot the she riff,        
Am/ 5  5  6   6   -6    6 Em/ -7 -6 5  / 
   But I did not shoot the    dep u ty
Cmaj7/8  8 8 Bm -8  -7 Em/ -8 -8 -8  8  
     Reflexes   got the    better of me,
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       What is to   be must    b   e
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Every      day the   bottom  calls to the world,
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      But one day the  bottom will drop     o  ut
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Yes      one day the  bottom will drop   out,
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I   sa id      (Intro)

Em/-7  -6   -6  -6  -7            
    I shot the she riff,         
Am/ 5  5  6   6   -6   6 Em/ -7 -6  5 / 
   But I did not kill the   dep  u ty
Em/ -7  -6  -6  -6    -7            
    I  shot the she  riff,        
Am/ 5  5  6   6   -6  6  Em/ -7 -6 5  / 
   But I did not kill the   dep  u ty
Cmaj7/    Bm    Em/      
Cmaj7/    Bm    Em/      (Repeat)